Nick — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

(British slang) a prison

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɪk/.

Examples

he's in the nick
The barber's knife nicked his cheek
nick horses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dent gouge chip notch ding snick

Parts of Speech

noun	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
noun	(British slang) a prison “he's in the nick”
noun	a small cut
verb	cut slightly, with a razor “The barber's knife nicked his cheek”
verb	cut a nick into
verb	divide or reset the tail muscles of “nick horses”
verb	mate successfully; of livestock

Word Forms

dent	verb	make a depression into
gouge	verb	make a groove in
notch	verb	notch a surface to record something
nick	verb	cut a nick into
snick	verb	cut slightly, with a razor
nick	noun	a small cut
snick	noun	a small cut
chip	noun	a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

entaille

une impression dans une surface (telle que faite par un coup)

🇪🇸Spanish

mella

una impresión en una superficie (como la hecha por un golpe)

🇵🇹Portuguese

apelido

uma impressão em uma superfície (feita por um golpe)

🇷🇺Russian

Ник

отпечаток на поверхности (оставленный ударом)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छेद

किसी सतह पर एक छाप (जैसा कि एक झटके से बनता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

নিক

একটি পৃষ্ঠে একটি ছাপ (যেমন একটি ঘা দ্বারা তৈরি)

🇮🇳Tamil

நிக்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு தோற்றம் (ஒரு அடியால் செய்யப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిక్

ఒక ఉపరితలంలో ఒక ముద్ర (ఒక దెబ్బ ద్వారా చేసిన విధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

निक

पृष्ठभागावर ठसा (फुटका मारल्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિક

સપાટી પર એક છાપ (જેમ કે ફટકો દ્વારા બનાવવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಕ್

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ (ಒಂದು ಹೊಡೆತದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിക്ക്

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിലെ ഒരു മതിപ്പ് (ഒരു പ്രഹരം ഉണ്ടാക്കിയത് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿੱਕ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਝਟਕੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

نک

سطح پر ایک تاثر (جیسا کہ ایک دھچکے سے بنایا گیا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺口

表面上的压痕（由打击造成）

🇯🇵Japanese

ニック

表面の印象（打撃によって形成されたものなど）

🇰🇷Korean

건강 상태

(타격으로 인해 생긴) 표면의 인상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biệt danh

một ấn tượng trên một bề mặt (như được tạo ra bởi một cú đánh)

🇹🇭Thai

นิค

ความประทับใจบนพื้นผิว (จากการถูกโจมตี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

nama panggilan

kesan di permukaan (seperti yang dihasilkan oleh pukulan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نيك

انطباع على السطح (كما هو ناتج عن ضربة)

🇮🇷Persian

نیک

اثرگذاری در سطح (همانطور که در اثر ضربه ایجاد می شود)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניק

רושם במשטח (כפי שנעשה במכה)

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